Woodberry Forest High School - Fir Tree Yearbook (Woodberry Forest, VA)

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- 49 Y 1 .JL PEYTON RANDOLPH WILLIAMS RICHMOND, VA. Peyton,' Peyt THREE YEARS Football Squad, '24, '25, Tracie Squad, '24, 25, Burinesr M anager FIR TREE, '26, Afrirt- ant Treasurer Chapel Council, '26,' Burinerf .Manager Oracle, '25,- Prefect Board, '26, Senior Council, '26, Meinorial Committee, '26, German Club, '24, '25, '26. HU virtue alone if the unerring sign of hir noble .fO1Ll.,, The busiest boy in school! Since he came here, three years ago, Peyton has been known as this-the busiest, the most reliable, and the most conscientious of all his fellows. It would seem that these characteristics might represent the qualities of a per- fect boy, but as yet we have only just begun about Peyton. His list of oHices, as seen above, not only includes many high-ranking positions but also contains some ofthe most diHicult jobs in school. As Business Manager of the FIR TREE, he has proven invaluable, and the fact that he is on the Oracle Board, Prefect Board, Senior and Chapel Councils, denotes his popularity as well as his efliciency. In still another phase of school life does Peyt dis- tinguish himself-his studies. Throughout the three years he has spent here, his averages have been extraordinarily good. Seldom, if ever, does he average below 9047275 and con- sequently his name has become a Hxture on the list of Honor Roll students. Next year will probably see Peyton established at the University ofVirginia. It grieves us to have to tell such a loyal friend, good-bye, but We know he will come back and see us next year as often as he can. Here's hoping you may succeed in life, Peyton. The inestimable loss of you will be all ours, for in your going, we shall have lost our best and Hnest friend, and Woodberry shall have lost herutrue-blue boy,so high in ideals and so conscientious and lovable in all his undertakings. 49

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- iii a 1 ff l ALBERT MILLER WHISNANT CHARLOTTE, N. C. ffWhi.fyl! fCWh'iZ!, KIA!!! FOUR YEARS Football W, '24, Captain Football, '25, Football Squad, '23, Baxleetball W, '25, '26, Baxketball Squad, '24, Bafehall W, '25, '26,- Bafeball Squad, '23, '24, Chapel Council, '25,- Chapel Arfiftant, '25, '26, Senior Warden Chapel Council, '26, Prefect Board, '26, Senior Council, '26, President, G. Al. A., '26,' Hop Committee, '25, '26, German Club, '23, '24, '25, '26. A king of leing.r. For the last two years, the name of Albert Miller Whisnant has been synony- mous with, and indicative of athletics at Woodberry Forest. His enviable record in sport has included two letters each in Football, Basketball, and Baseball, and for his stellar play on the 1924- Football team, he was elected captain of this year's unde- feated State Championship Eleven. The various oHices which he holds bear tribute to his general efficiency and popu- larity. As President of the G. A. A., Senior Warden of the Chapel Council, member of the Senior Council Prefect Board, and divers other committees, he fulfilled his duties with care and commendability. Whiz is truly what his name implies! Whether it be studies, school-life in general, or athletics, he throws himself gl- upon each and every one ofhis undertakings with a greater amount of vim and pep every time, and he represents the true exemplification of that do-or-die spirit which means so much to every Woodberry boy. In all school enter- prises he has been an important factor, and his spirit and general attitude towards all phases of his life here with us has been a real example for future generations of Wood- berry boys. The University of North Carolina has claimed Albert for the next few years, and it is with the deepest sorrow that the school is forced to part with such a boy. May you meet with the success you have found at Woodberry, and may it follow you and be with you all the days ofyour life. 48

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we XQXX 2 VYjrEllSl'Qfxf K X HY fm il fe illici t? SS M fa r Lili ' l f 5 rzigigwr- The Twentysixiad Book I Come, Muse, from yonder purple mountain height And touch me with your wing, as keen and bright As peacock's tail spread fanwise to the sun- An epic I would write! It must be done Before Old Charon rows me over Styx. I'd sing the Class of Nineteen Twenty-s1x- The mightiest class of famous Woodberry- lThey accent so in song, why should not we ?j Unlike the mighty Vergil, I'll refrain From prophecies that tax the reader,s brain With wonderment, until he comes to know That his foretellings happened long ag Before the prophet CFD spake. I'll tell, instead, The boys who graced the class, and from my head And from my feeble StOI'E of mother wit, Forecast their destinies, where they shall fit In life's eccentric pattern. I have seen Their goings and their comingsg they have beer In class and on the field before my eyes- And in their youth their future manhood lies. For men, they say, are only boys grown tall. So much for introduction-that is alll 'Whose curly hair suggests a gay bandanna? It is the ever-serious Charlie BANNER. , Whenever he achieves a lowly grade, The tears flow fast, as springs from qule s iade No laughter mars the sternness of his face, To him a sense of humor spells disgrace To yield to common risibilities VVould cause him quaint and dangerous maladies. VVhile all the conversation that he had, Was to narrate the wisdom of his dad And yet, in many ways he was the smartest Of all his class, and may become an artist. In Billy,' BARFIELD Nature has combine The mighty qualities of strength and mind A rata avis he-some say conceited.